List some of the best junkie characters performances in movies...
- The lieutenant in "Bad Lieutenant"
- Michel Serrault as Mr Wagner in "Assasin(s)"
I can't think of more right now, I'll post later if I have another idea
"Whatever are you doing in such a nasty place?"
how about Tony Montana (Al Pacino) in Scarface?
shareDon't forget about Gary Oldman's performance as Norman Stansfield in the Professional(Leon). He wasn't the raging psycho that Tony Montana was, but he was creepy and pretty violent. Not to mention one of the best death scenes I can remember.
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What were the pills he was biting? They gave him an instant rush..
"The music industry is a cruel and shallow money trench"
Hunter S. Thompson
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You may laugh, but Leo Dicaprio in Basketball Diaries.
"Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room."-Dr. Strangelove
Gary Oldman in 'Sid & Nancy.'
sharewhat about the two at the start of 'prince of the city' STARRING TREAT WILLIAMS VERY REALISTIC
shareJames Woods and Sean Young in "The Boost"
shareDanis Hopper in Blue Velvet!!!
shareEwan Mcgregor in Trainspotting :)
shareThe Ajax lady in Cheech and Chong's UP IN SMOKE.
The Mantle twins in Cronenberg's DEAD RINGERS.
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Matt Dillon in Drugstore Cowbow, Robert Downey Jr. in Less Than Zero, Heath Ledger in Candy, definitely diCaprio in Basketball Diaries like somebody already said, Jared Leto in Requiem For A Dream, main dude in movie Rush, Al Pacino in Panic in Needle Park. Can you tell I like drug movies lol? Also like time travel and espionage movies. Weird.
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Oh yeah, I also love computer hacking movies.
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How about Jason Patric and Jennifer Jason Leigh, in "Rush"?
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Practically everyone in "The Panic in Needle Park".
shareNobody's said Jared Leto in Requiem
"Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room."-Dr. Strangelove
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PSYCHEDELICS:
Benicio Del Toro and Johnny Depp in 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas'
Owen Wilson in "The Royal Tenenbaums" (mescaline)
Sean Gullette in "Pi" (some sorta wierd pills and stuff)
COKE:
Johnny Depp in "Blow"
Paul Kaye in "Its All Gone Pete Tong"
Ray Liotta in "Goodfellas"
Sharon Stone in "Casino"
Mark Wahlberg in "Boogie Nights"
CRACK COCAINE:
Samuel L Jackson in "Jungle Fever" (should've got an oscar)
ALCOHOL:
Nic Cage in "Leaving Las Vegas"
Ed Harris in "Pollock"
Richard E Grant in "Withnail and I"
OPIATEs:
Martin Landau in "Ed Wood" (think he got an oscar)
David Field in "Ghosts of the Civil Dead"
N'Bushe Wright in "Fresh" (1994)
"The music industry is a cruel and shallow money trench"
Hunter S. Thompson
Arnold Schwarzeneggr in 'End of Days'
sharea few more: agree with someone else who said Oldman is Sid & Nancy, James Woods in "Another Day in Paradise", Ben Stiller in Permanent Midnight (classic sort of unknown movie!), Tupac & Tim Roth ruled in Gridlock'd as junkies, don't know his name but in Rules of Attraction some kid in his dorm who the dude from dawson's creek is trying to collect money owed from--trust me, you'll love the scene if you're reading this topic; awesome movie too!
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